10. “I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights, like the first time. The Lord also listened to me at that time. He decided not to destroy you.
11. The Lord said to me, ‘Go and lead the people on their trip. They will go in and live in the land that I promised to give to their ancestors.’
12. “Now, Israelites, listen! What does the Lord your God really want from you? The Lord your God wants you to respect him and do what he says. He wants you to love him and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
13. So obey the laws and commands of the Lord that I am giving you today. These laws and commands are for your own good.
14. “Everything belongs to the Lord your God. The heavens, even the highest heavens, belong to him. The earth and everything on it belong to him.
15. The Lord loved your ancestors very much. He loved them so much that he chose you, their descendants, to be his people. He chose you instead of any other nation, and you are still his chosen people today.
16. “Stop being stubborn. Give your hearts to God.
17. The Lord is your God. He is the God of gods and the Lord of lords. He is the great God. He is the amazing and powerful fighter. To him everyone is the same. He does not accept money to change his mind.
18. He defends widows and orphans. He loves even the strangers living among us. He gives them food and clothes.
19. So you must also love them, because you yourselves were strangers in the land of Egypt.
20. “You must respect the Lord your God and worship only him. Never leave him. When you make promises, you must use his name only.
21. He is the one you should praise. He is your God. He has done great and amazing things for you. You have seen them with your own eyes.
22. When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only 70 people. Now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars in the sky.